Q: Is 40,066 a Prime Number?

A: No, 40,066 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,066 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 40066 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 23 26 46 67 134 299 598 871 1,541 1,742 3,082 20,033 and 40,066, with no remainder.

Since 40,066 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,066, it is not a prime number.

Number	40,064	40,065	40,067	40,068
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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